MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/19/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
OAKLAND ATHLETICS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1105 - MONDAY, MAY 19TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Oakland Athletics (16-19) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals (14-22) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Athletics Best Cardinals, 2-0
Scott Kocis could take little solace in pitching a good game. The fact is his St. Louis Cardinals lost, dropping a 2-0 decision to the Oakland Athletics at Busch Stadium. Justin Thomas picked up the win, improving his season record to 2-2. He struck out 6 in 6 innings. Picking up the save was Dana Joseph, his 8th.

Oakland took a 2-0 lead on Ivan Suarez's 8th home run of the season. The solo home run came off St. Louis pitcher Scott Kocis in the top of the seventh.

"Feels good to get the job done," Suarez said after the game.

Oakland is now 16-19. St. Louis is 14-22.
OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Tipton RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .281 0 15
B. Celeste CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .213 1 5
P. Wilson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .272 3 12
   a-D. Lentz 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 4
I. Suarez DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .237 8 24
J. George LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .285 0 15
J. Bathgate 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .183 0 5
G. Del Vecchio C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .186 0 5
D. Reichel SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 0 3
T. Karr 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .157 0 2
Totals 30 2 4 2 0 11 6      
a - D. Lentz substituted for P. Wilson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Celeste (2, 1st Inning off S. Kocis, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Suarez (8, 7th Inning off S. Kocis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Tipton 2 , B. Celeste 2 , I. Suarez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Wilson , J. George
Sac Fly: I. Suarez
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Tipton (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Martinez LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .230 1 5
J. Saxton RF, SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 0 6
R. Collier 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 8 24
J. Guzman DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 6 14
B. Arnett 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .205 3 13
M. Bushey CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 0 3
   a-J. Nieto PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 0 2
   b-J. Goldberg CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 0 2
   d-G. Vega PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .333 0 4
J. Whaley 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .230 1 9
B. Herian SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .218 2 11
   c-B. Smolka PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 5 9
J. Rush C 3 0 1 0 0 2 2 .180 2 12
Totals 32 0 5 0 1 11 12      
a - J. Nieto pinch hit for M. Bushey in the 7th
b - J. Goldberg substituted for J. Nieto in the 8th
c - B. Smolka pinch hit for B. Herian in the 8th
d - G. Vega pinch hit for J. Goldberg in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Whaley (5, 5th Inning off J. Thomas, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Saxton , B. Arnett , J. Whaley 2 , B. Herian , J. Rush
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martinez
Team LOB: 6
OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Thomas W (2-2) 6.0 4 0 0 0 6 0 86 5.18   
J. Watson H (2) 2.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 28 0.00   
D. Joseph SV (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomas 70
Batters Faced: J. Thomas 22, J. Watson 7, D. Joseph 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomas 2-10, J. Watson 0-2, D. Joseph 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomas 86-55, J. Watson 28-19, D. Joseph 18-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kocis L (2-2) 8.0 4 2 2 0 10 1 109 3.60   
A. Martines 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 3.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kocis 76
Batters Faced: S. Kocis 28, A. Martines 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kocis 5-9, A. Martines 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kocis 109-73, A. Martines 13-9
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Kocis
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:55
Attendance: 31095
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